Biosecurity Act 1993

Importation of risk goods - Arrival of craft

17AA: Information about biosecurity law for passengers on certain incoming craft

You could also call this:

"People in charge of big planes and boats must tell you about New Zealand's biosecurity laws before you arrive."

When you are on a big commercial boat or plane coming to New Zealand, the person in charge must tell you about the biosecurity laws. They have to give you this information before you arrive in New Zealand, and it must include what the laws say you can and can't bring into the country. The person in charge also has to let the Director-General know that they have given you this information.

The government can make rules about what this information must include and how it is given to you. For example, the rules might say the information must be given in a certain language or in a certain way, like on a video or in writing. The government can also say how long before you arrive in New Zealand the person in charge must give you this information.

A big commercial boat or plane is one that is used for business and has 20 or more passengers on board, not including the crew. The person in charge of the boat or plane must follow the rules about telling you about biosecurity laws, as defined by the Immigration Act 2009. You will be told what you need to know about biosecurity laws before you arrive in New Zealand.

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Part 3Importation of risk goods
Arrival of craft

17AAInformation about biosecurity law for passengers on certain incoming craft

  1. This section applies to a large commercial craft that is en route to New Zealand territory from a point outside New Zealand territory on a flight or voyage that is intended to include arrival in New Zealand.

  2. Before the craft arrives in New Zealand, the person in charge of the craft must—

  3. provide information to the craft’s passengers about the biosecurity law relevant to arrival in New Zealand, as required by regulations made under this Act; and
    1. give the Director-General notice that the information has been provided, as required by the regulations (if at all).
      1. Regulations may do any of the following:

      2. require the information to include specified content or details:
        1. require the information to be provided in a specified—
          1. form or manner (for example, with translations); or
            1. medium (for example, written, audiovisual, or electronic):
            2. specify criteria that a record of the information in any particular medium (for example, an audiovisual recording) must satisfy:
              1. authorise the Director-General to provide a record of the information in any particular medium for use by any person under subsection (2)(a):
                1. authorise the Director-General to approve a person’s record of the information in any particular medium for use by the person under subsection (2)(a), or to revoke an approval:
                  1. specify how long before a craft’s arrival in New Zealand the information must be provided:
                    1. require notice to be given under subsection (2)(b), and specify its content, the form or manner in which it must be given, and when it must be given.
                      1. In this section, large commercial craft means a craft that—

                      2. is a commercial craft as defined by section 4 of the Immigration Act 2009; and
                        1. has 20 or more passengers (which excludes crew) on board.
                          Notes
                          • Section 17AA: inserted, on , by section 4 of the Biosecurity (Information for Incoming Passengers) Amendment Act 2022 (2022 No 55).